Table 4.
Differences in latent traits of nutritional care competence among ICU nurses (N = 561), N (%)
| Variables | Total sample(n = 561) | C1 (n = 178) |
C2 (n = 274) |
C3 (n = 109) |
χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 2.950 | 0.229 | ||||
| Male | 127(22.64%) | 48(26.97%) | 58(21.17%) | 21(19.27%) | ||
| Female | 434(77.36%) | 130(73.03%) | 216(78.83%) | 88(80.73%) | ||
| Age | 8.631 | 0.195 | ||||
| < 30y | 221(39.39%) | 63(35.39%) | 115(41.97%) | 43(39.45%) | ||
| 30 ~ 39y | 302(53.83%) | 108(60.67%) | 138(50.36%) | 56(51.38%) | ||
| 40 ~ 49y | 34(6.06%) | 7(3.93%) | 19(6.93%) | 8(7.34%) | ||
| ≥ 50y | 4(0.71%) | 0(0.00%) | 2(0.73%) | 2(1.83%) | ||
| Marital status | 4.668 | 0.323 | ||||
| Unmarried | 149(26.56%) | 46(25.84%) | 74(27.01%) | 29(26.61%) | ||
| Married | 409(72.91%) | 132(74.16%) | 199(71.63%) | 78(71.56%) | ||
| Others | 3(0.53%) | 0(0.00%) | 1(0.36%) | 2(1.83%) | ||
| Professional title | 6.891 | 0.331 | ||||
| Registered nurse | 78(13.90%) | 17(9.55%) | 43(15.69%) | 18(16.51%) | ||
| Senior nurse | 232(41.35%) | 81(45.51%) | 105(38.32%) | 46(42.20%) | ||
| Charge nurse | 234(41.71%) | 76(42.70%) | 115(41.97%) | 43(39.45%) | ||
| Associate professors of nursing or above | 17(3.03%) | 4(2.25%) | 11(4.01%) | 3(2.75%) | ||
| Education level | 34.558 | < 0.001** | ||||
| Junior college | 62(11.05%) | 18(10.11%) | 30(10.95%) | 14(12.84%) | ||
| Undergraduate | 481(85.74%) | 157(88.20%) | 242(88.32%) | 82(75.23%) | ||
| Master | 18(3.21%) | 3(1.69%) | 2(0.73%) | 13(11.93%) | ||
| Length of employment in ICU | 22.928 | 0.003** | ||||
| <5y | 188(33.51%) | 59(33.15%) | 90(32.85%) | 39(35.78%) | ||
| 5 ~ 9y | 179(31.91%) | 66(37.08%) | 92(33.58%) | 21(19.27%) | ||
| 10 ~ 14y | 151(26.92%) | 44(24.72%) | 68(24.82%) | 39(35.78%) | ||
| 15 ~ 19y | 32(5.70%) | 8(4.49%) | 20(7.30%) | 4(3.67%) | ||
| ≥ 20y | 11(1.96%) | 1(0.56%) | 4(1.46%) | 6(5.50%) | ||
| number of night shifts per month | 13.704 | 0.033* | ||||
| 0 | 26(4.63%) | 9(5.06%) | 9(3.28%) | 8(7.34%) | ||
| 1 ~ 5 | 159(28.34%) | 48(26.97%) | 91(33.21%) | 20(18.35%) | ||
| 6 ~ 10 | 254(45.28%) | 89(50.00%) | 114(41.61%) | 51(46.79%) | ||
| >10 | 122(21.75%) | 32(17.98) | 60(21.90%) | 30(27.52%) | ||
| Received regular nutritional care supervision | 31.367 | < 0.001** | ||||
| Yes | 411(73.26%) | 104(58.43%) | 214(78.10%) | 93(85.32%) | ||
| No | 150(26.74%) | 74(41.57%) | 60(21.90%) | 16(14.68%) | ||
|
Attended nutrition-related training |
19.498 | < 0.001** | ||||
| Yes | 305(54.37%) | 75(42.13%) | 156(56.93%) | 74(67.89%) | ||
| No | 256(45.63%) | 103(57.87%) | 118(43.07%) | 35(32.11%) | ||
| Attended training on nutritional care for critically ill patients | 11.319 | 0.003** | ||||
| Yes | 504(89.84%) | 149(83.71%) | 256(93.43%) | 99(90.83%) | ||
| No | 57(10.16%) | 29(16.29%) | 18(6.57%) | 10(9.17%) | ||
| Received nutrition course education at school | 18.297 | < 0.001** | ||||
| Yes | 395(70.41%) | 107(60.11%) | 197(71.90%) | 91(83.49%) | ||
| No | 166(29.59%) | 71(39.89%) | 77(28.10%) | 18(16.51%) | ||
| Job satisfaction | 68.914 | < 0.001** | ||||
| Dissatisfaction | 34(6.06%) | 20(11.24%) | 11(4.01%) | 3(2.75%) | ||
| General satisfaction | 314(55.97%) | 120(67.42%) | 162(59.12%) | 32(29.36%) | ||
| Satisfaction | 213(37.97%) | 38(21.35%) | 101(36.86%) | 74(67.89%) |
Note.∗means p < 0.05; ∗∗means p < 0.01